Department: General Education

Code Name Description
AC2008 Experimental Course No Description Set
BLKS2000 Contemporary Black Worlds This seminar explores culturally relevant topics in the contemporary African American world. Changing topic with each offering, students will consider African American experiences from economic, social, historical, racial, cultural, national, and gl...
BLKS2150 African American Literature Examines African-American literature in its historical contexts from the era of slavery to the present. (Same course as ENG 2150). This course meets the General Education Diversity requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the...
BLKS2250 Black Voices Matter:Rhet/Liter This course aims to familiarize students with the rhetorical dimensions of the Black community. It also aims to challenge them to fine tune and practice critical media literacies. Students will practice using an intersectional feminist approach to...
BLKS2330 Africans in the United States Comprehensively examines the history of Africans in the United States from their beginnings in Africa through the Middle Passage to the present day. The approach will be topical within a chronological framework. The course will consider the interac...
BLKS2450 Intro African American Culture An introduction to the elements that construct blackculture/s in the United States. While there is no monolithicblack experience, by exploring elements of the past, we cansee how constructed identities have impacted the ways thatAfrican Americans are...
BLKS2492 African-American Cinema This course will be an examination of films made by African- Americans from the early years of cinema to the present. Course will include a focus on the content of the films as well as consideration of the larger social, cultural, economic, and polit...
BLKS2541 Race & Religion in America The class explores some of the characteristics of African religions; slave religion, slave narratives, and their role in slave rebellions; the central role of religion in the African-American community throughout American history; the role of religio...
BLKS3450 Field Experience/Internship No Description Set
BLKS3900 Black Diaspora: Special Topics The course will highlight the contributions of peoples of African descent to the rich history and culture of the Britain. Beginning with the post-World War II Windrush Generation from the West Indies, students will explore the history and cultural ro...
BLKS4100 Independent Reading No Description Set
COM2496 Italian Cinema This course will examine the artistic, historical, and cultural themes of Italian cinema from neo-realism to the present. It focuses on film as a vehicle of communication through which themes in Italian culture are explored. Taught in English. All fi...
ENG1008 Experimental Cousre No Description Set
ENG1180 Intro to Literary Studies Acquaints the student with the variety of literary texts and genres, including fiction, drama, and poetry.This course meets the General Education Humanities Breadth requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level.
ENG2008 Experimental Course No Description Set
ENG2010 Major British Writers I Examines major British texts from Beowulf through the eighteenth century.This course meets the General Education Humanities Breadth requirement and some sections may be Reading/ Writing Enhanced.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the...
ENG2020 Major British Writers II This course examines the historical contexts of British literature from the nineteenth century to the present, as shaped by intersecting and competing claims of gender, class, culture, and national identity. This course meets the General Education Hu...
ENG2110 American Literature I Focuses on the work of diverse authors, writing from the colonial period through the late 19th century. Texts include the work not only of conventionally canonized writers, but also orature and writing by the often underrepresented, including Native-...
ENG2120 American Literature II Surveys the literature of the United States since the late nineteenth century. As in ENG 2110, texts include the work not only of conventionally canonized writers, but also writing by the often underrepresented, including women, Native-Americans, Afr...
ENG2150 African American Literature Examines African American literature in its historical contexts from the era of slavery to the present. (Same course as BLKS 2150). This course meets the General Education Diversity requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the...
ENG2631 The Journey in Literature Pursues quests for self, community, discovery, loss and redemption within literary classics. This course meets the General Education International/Global Interdependence requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level.
ENG2635 Banned Books & Dangerous Ideas Examines literature targeted for political, religious, sexual, or social content. Sex and gender will be a major focus. This course meets the General Education Diversity requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level...
ENG2830 Film and Novel Explores the relation between novels and their film adaptations by considering different approaches to the art, theory, culture, and politics of adaptation. This course meets the General Education Diversity requirement.Prerequisite: Six (6) credits...
ENG3450 Participant/Observer Requires a Field Experience contract.
ENG3700 Shakespeare This course looks at representative Comedies, Tragedies, Poems, and the Final plays to assess how much of our modern sensibility was pioneered by Shakespeare. We will consider the plays as performance and as literature. This course meets the General...
ENG3980 Capstone Seminar Applies literary theory and criticism to the study of one or more major texts. Students will produce a research paper that demonstrates a command of the subject matter and its broader applications.Prerequisite: Senior standing and major in English o...
GEN1000 First Year Inquiry This course introduces students to thinking in the liberal arts through examination of topical, relevant, real-world issues through a focused disciplinary and broader interdisciplinary perspective. Using common readings, speakers, and information dra...
GEN1001 Curry Launch The 1 credit Curry Launch Seminar is designed to assist first year students in their first semester at Curry with the transition to the college experience. Students will be introduced to the methods and resources to promote success in college and ha...
GEN1050 Peer Mentor Training Peer Mentor Training is a 1 credit course designed to prepare students to take on a peer mentor role at Curry College. You will learn mentorship skills like listening, communication, planning events or activities, and guiding your fellow students thr...
GEN2150 Study Abroad Seminar Focuses on the importance of internationalism in the twenty-first century, and on the value of study abroad experiences to increase a student’s understanding of the world. The course examines culture from domestic and cross-cultural perspectives and...
GEN2200 Intro to International Studies This course positions the contemporary international status quoas the product of known and generally predictable factors. Itprovides students with foundational learning in world regionalgeography, world history, and world politics so that they acquir...
GEN3450 Field Experience/Internship No Description Set
ITAL2496 Italian Cinema This course will examine the artistic, historical, and cultural themes of Italian cinema from neo-realism to the present. It focuses on film as a vehicle of communication through which themes in Italian culture are explored. Taught in English. All fi...
P&H1010 US History I in Global Context US History I in a Global Context introduces students to a chronological study of early American History from prehistoric American civilizations through the Civil War. Students will experience a fully integrated exploration of the US experiment by pla...
P&H1020 US Hist II in Global Context U.S. History in a Global Context introduces the student to a chronological study of the United States to the present day. Students will experience a fully integrated exploration of the US experiment by placing the history of the nation within that of...
P&H1040 Eur Hist II in Global Context This course introduces students to a topical study of European history to the present, looking at a series of world shaping developments laid out chronologically. The course explores the French and Industrial Revolutions, technological, social and...
P&H1050 US Politics This course provides a comprehensive survey of American politics. Students will understand the basic institutions of the US government: including the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial), federalism, elections, and poli...
P&H1060 World Politics This course provides an introduction to world politics. Students will appreciate the complexity of state-building and the diversity of political institutions around the world (including presidentialism, parliamentarianism, elections, and political pa...
P&H2000 Contemporary Black Worlds This seminar explores culturally relevant topics in the contemporary African American world. Changing topic with each offering, students will consider African American experiences from economic, social, historical, racial, cultural, national, and gl...
P&H2008 Experimental Course No Description Set
P&H2070 Thinking Historically:Cont US This course, designed for future educators to meet the content expectations of the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in PreK-6 History and Social Sciences, is an economic and political history of the United States from pre-Columbian...
P&H2250 International Relations Provides a basic introduction to international politics. Students will learn the major political theories of the subfield (Realism, Idealism/Liberalism, and Marxism). Additionally, students will study crucial issues in international politics like war...
P&H2270 Environment & Social Movemnts Mother Nature does not recognize national boundaries and neither should we. Therefore, think locally and globally will be our class mantra. In this class, we will study the major environmental issues confronting our world: climate change, overpopulat...
P&H2300 Making of Modern US: 1890-1945 Between 1890 and 1945, the foundations of modern American social, political and economic life began to take shape, and the country emerged from relative isolation to become a superpower on the world stage. To understand these transitions, the course...
P&H2310 US Constitutional Law Examines the American Constitution as it has been developed by Supreme Court decisions. Among the cases considered are those involving various aspects of privacy such as the extent to which the government has the right to search homes and persons....
P&H2330 Africans in the United States Comprehensively examines the history of Africans in the United States from their beginnings in Africa through the Middle Passage to the present day. The approach will be topical within a chronological framework. The course will consider the interac...
P&H2440 Women, Power and Politics Examines the role that women play in politics in the United States and around the world. Not only has the United States never had a female president, women make up only 20% Congress. In comparison, Rwanda's parliament is made up of almost 64% women....
P&H2450 Intro African American Culture An introduction to the elements that construct blackculture/s in the United States. While there is no monolithicblack experience, by exploring elements of the past, we cansee how constructed identities have impacted the ways thatAfrican Americans are...
P&H2492 African American Cinema This course will be an examination of films made by African- Americans from the early years of cinema to the present. Course will include a focus on the content of the films as well as consideration of the larger social, cultural, economic, and polit...
P&H2520 US Culture II: Cultrl Imperial While there is no one American, there are binding cultural values that exist only in this nation. American culture since 1900 explores the development of a distinctive culture crafted from an expanding nation spurred by mass immigration. From the Jaz...
P&H3350 Electing the President In real time, students will explore events, ideas, and issues as they shape this year’s presidential election. These will include the study of electoral demographics, interest groups, critical constituencies, contests in key battleground states, and...
P&H3380 Public Policy in the U.S. Examines major issues in the U. S. domestic and foreign policy. Among the issues considered are the extent of the U.S. involvement abroad, the widening income gap, immigration, climate change, gay marriage and government secrecy. Prerequisite: Juni...
P&H3700 Seminar: Research Methods This class is designed to introduce students to inquiry in thedisciplines of History and Political Science. Historians learnto situate ideas, actors, events, and institutions in their historical context, and identify patterns of change and continuity...
P&H4000 Independent Research/Study Required: 3.00 Politics & History g.p.a.; 2.70 cumulative g.p.a.; signatures of the divisional chairperson and instuctor
P&H4100 Independent Reading Required: 3.00 Politics & History g.p.a.; 2.70 cumulative g.p.a.
PRS2100 Beginnings of Philosophy Leads the student to understand perennially important philosophical problems- such as the natures of matter, mind, goodness, beauty, and knowledge - through meeting them in their simplest, most direct, yet profound, terms as they were discovered and...
PRS2120 The Meaning of Life Is there an ultimate meaning to human existence, or is life absurd? In the past century, existentialist philosophers like Kierkegaard, Sartre, and others have denied that human life has any essential meaning, offering a sharp challenge to traditiona...
PRS2150 Eastern Religion & Philosophy A study of aspects of the history and practice of religions and philosophies of the East, such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Taoism. Emphasizes primarily the attitudes toward the nature and meaning of human existence in the bas...
PRS2160 Intro to Buddhism This course consists of an introduction to the diverse tradition of thought and action inspired by the life and teachings of the Buddha. Students will learn the history of this rich tradition's development as it starts in India, moves through China,...
PRS2210 Ethics Ethics is the study of human and humane activity, an inquiry into the determination of the will. This course examines major theories that describe and set norms for forming moral judgments. Questions raised will include: Are humans inherently selfi...
PRS2230 Philosophy in Pop Culture An investigation of contemporary values and philosophic issues expressed through selected forms of contemporary art and life style, including science fiction, pop music, film, video, consumer culture, etc. What is "pop" culture? What attitudes towa...
PRS2310 The Spiritual Journey Many spiritual orientations and practices talk about life as a journey, as a process of spiritual growth and discovery of life's meaning in relationship to a transcendent reality named variously as God/Goddess, Enlightenment, The One, Truth, Higher P...
PRS2410 Environmental Ethics This course explores the issues in environmental ethics that have been the focal points of recent discussions in the field: humanity's place in the universe; the related issues of anthropocentrism (human centeredness) vs. biocentrism (life centeredne...
PRS2541 Race & Religion in America The class explores some of the characteristics of African religions; slave religion, slave narratives, and their role in slave rebellions; the central role of religion in the African-American community throughout American history; the role of religio...
PRS2550 Seeing is Blving:Film/Rel Expr Films are an important way in which we represent and encourage cultural values. They are also a rich source of reflection, even (or especially) if they are not explicitly religious. This course explores a variety of religious experiences, primarily...
PRS3980 Capstone Course Contents to be selected by student and instructor to include student’s reflections on: (1) the totality of the student’s study of philosophy, (2) how the major comes together as a whole, (3) how it is integrated into the student’s entire academic pro...
PRS4000 Independent Research No Description Set
SPAN1010 Elementary Spanish I This introductory course is designed for students who have studied little or no Spanish. Through a wide variety of activities that develop real-world skills, the student will be introduced to the fundamental structure of the language. Presented throu...
SPAN1020 Elementary Spanish II The second semester of Elementary Spanish. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must seek departmental approval. This course meets the General Education International/Global Interdependence requirement.Prerequisite: SPAN 1010 or one year of...
SPAN1030 Span: Med,CJ,Social Services 1 This course provides students with basic language skills, giving special attention to the needs of students who plan to work in community/social and medical service positions. No previous study of Spanish required. Not open to native speakers. This c...
SPAN1040 Span: Med,CJ & Soc.Services II The second semester of Spanish for Social Services. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must seek departmental approval.This course meets the General Education International/ Global Interdependence requirement.Prerequisite: SPAN 1010 or SP...
SPAN2010 Intermediate Spanish I This course is designed to build upon a student’s basic proficiency in the Spanish language. A complete review of elementary grammar concepts and essential vocabulary sets the foundation for strengthening the student’s communicative skills. Task-base...
SPAN2020 Intermediate Spanish II The second semester of Intermediate Spanish. Weekly online lab assignments are required. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must seek department approval. This course (in conjunction with SPAN 2010 or SPAN 3010) meets the General Educatio...
SPAN2200 The Culture of Spain Who are real Spaniards and how does Spain relate to Latin America and the greater Hispanic world? Beginning with an overview of Spain's history, geography, language, and religion, this course will examine Spain's development and transformation into a...
SPAN3010 Spanish Composition & Conv. I This course is designed to provide advanced training in oral and written expression to students with intermediate proficiency in Spanish. Emphasis will be on the improvement of speaking and writing skills in a variety of everyday situations, while de...
SPAN3020 Spanish Composition & Conv. II The second semester of SPAN Composition and Conversation. This course (in conjunction with SPAN 3010) meets the General Education International/Global Interdependence requirement.Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental approval.
SPAN3030 Intensive Practice,Spoken Span Stresses advanced oral expression in everyday situations, functional vocabulary, realistic dialogues, and practical situations. Some conversations may center on a discussion of readings in Spanish. Not open to native speakers.Prerequisite: SPAN 30...
WGS3900 Women's & Gender Senior Sem This seminar will encourage students to reflect upon and synthesize concepts and experiences from their work as Women's and Gender Studies minors. The specific content selections depend on the professor's area of expertise. However, all seminars wi...